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Manugistics Group, Inc. was a company that developed and marketed software applications, principally for resource planning and supply chain management, with clients around the world. It was acquired by JDA Software Group on July 05, 2006.
[edit] History
Manugistics was founded in 1969, in Bethesda, Maryland, as Scientific Time Sharing Corporation (STSC) with some of the people who originally implemented APL as a programming language at IBM[5]. Until 1980, the company developed and marketed a broad range of computer software and services, including international computer time-sharing services. In 1980, STSC began developing and marketing a line of operational decision-support software while continuing to grow and profit from other product lines. The company changed its name from STSC, Inc. to Manugistics, Inc., in May 1992, to reflect its corporate business evolution to a leadership position in operational decision-support software in the areas of manufacturing, logistics, statistics and transportation. Continued financial concerns for almost a decade starting in 1998, tough competition from vendors of similar software and a crash of the dot com boom heralded the steady deterioration of Manugistics. After struggling for 9 years, it returned to positive numbers in 2006 and finally was sold off to rival retail-demand-chain software maker JDA Software Group, Inc.[6]
[edit] Company Timeline
- 2006 - was acquired by JDA Software Group
- 2005 - APLNow purchases APL2000 along with entire APL product lines
- 1999 - Cognos Corporation acquired LEX2000
- 1995 - the APL product line was sold to LEX2000, Inc.
- 1993 - initial public offering
- 1992 - name changed to Manugistics
- 1982 - acquired by Continental Telecom Inc.
- 1982 - APL*PLUS/PC launched, the first version of APL on the personal computer
- 1979 - the company name was changed to STSC, Inc.
[edit] Major Acquisitions
- Digital Freight Exchange, Inc. (DFE)
- Western Data Systems of Nevada, Inc. (WDS)
- SpaceWorks Inc.
- PartMiner CSD, Inc.
- One Release, LLC
- STG Holdings, Inc.
- Talus Solutions, Inc.
- TYECIN Systems, Inc.
- ProMIRA Software, Inc.
- Synchronology Group Ltd.
- Avyx, Inc.
- Marketing Systems GmbH
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "JDA Software Group Inc., demand chain management software and services for global retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers.". JDA Software. http://jda.com/manugistics/history.html.
- ^ "Manugistics Group Inc". AllBusiness. http://www.allbusiness.com/companyprofile/Manugistics_Group_Inc/B147AAA3EDBE7BD7BCFFC11A0B53E048-1.html.
- ^ "Manugistics - Company Profile on LinkedIn". LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/companies/manugistics.
- ^ "Manugistics Group, Inc. Profile". SmartBrief. http://www.smartbrief.com/news/AAAA/companyData.jsp?companyId=2704.
- ^ "APL programming language". www.THOCP.net. http://www.thocp.net/software/languages/apl.htm.
- ^ "Manugistics seeks a suitor - CNET News". CNET News. http://news.cnet.com/Manugistics-seeks-a-suitor/2100-1001_3-219461.html.
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